Branicki (Korczak)

Korczak coat of arms of the Branicki family

Franciszek Ksawery Branicki

The Branicki (plural: Braniccy) was a Polish aristocratic family. The family acquired influence in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.

History[]

The Braniccy of Korczak coat of arms most likely originated in Branica in Lublin region.^[1] They rose to power and fortune with Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, Great Crown Hetman and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation.

Coat of arms[]

The Branicki family used the Korczak coat of arms.

Coat of Arms of Counts Branicki
Coat of Arms of Counts Branicki

Notable members[]

(died 1762), castelan of Bracław
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (c. 1730–1819), Great Hetman of the Crown, member of the Targowica Confederation, first in the family to be owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
Elżbieta Branicka (c. 1734–1800), mother of Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Władysław Grzegorz Branicki (1783–1843), owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
Zofia Branicka (1790–1879), wife of Artur Potocki
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1816–1879), financier and political activist in France (Great Emigration)
Eliza Krasińska, née Branicka (1820–1876), wife of poet Zygmunt Krasiński
Aleksander Branicki, owner of land estate in Sucha, collector, traveller, naturalist
Konstanty Branicki (1824–1884), ornithologist, collector, traveller
Katarzyna Branicka (1825–1907), wife of Adam Józef Potocki
(1826–1884), owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
(1848–1914), owner of land estate in Sucha
(1864–1926), naturalist, landowner, since 1892 owner of Wilanów
(1892–1947), the last male member of the Branicki family of the Korczak Coat of Arms and last owner of Wilanów (before nationalisation)
(1924), the last living female of the Branicki family of the Korczak Coat of Arms, wife of
(1926–1988), member of the Armia Krajowa, she participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, wife of Leszek Rybiński